comprehension
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prɪˈhɛn noun
1.
the act or process of comprehending.
2.
the state of being comprehended.
3.
perception or understanding: His comprehension of physics is amazing for a young student.
4.
capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; power to grasp ideas; ability to know.
5.
Logic. the connotation of a term.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin comprehēnsiōn- (stem of comprehēnsiō), equivalent to comprehēns(us) (past participle of comprehendere to comprehend) + -iōn- -ion
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin comprehēnsiōn- (stem of comprehēnsiō), equivalent to comprehēns(us) (past participle of comprehendere to comprehend) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
mis·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
non·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
pre·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
su·per·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
un·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or capacity of understanding |
| 2. | the state of including or comprising something; comprehensiveness |
| 3. | education an exercise consisting of a previously unseen passage of text with related questions, designed to test a student's understanding esp of a foreign language |
| 4. | obsolete logic the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation |
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Word Origin & History
comprehension
1540s, from L. comprehensionem "a seizing," noun of action from comprehendere (see comprehend). In reading education, from 1921.
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Medical Dictionary
comprehension com·pre·hen·sion (kŏm'prĭ-hěn'shən)
n.
See apperception.
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Example sentences
There are several varieties of pointing, and this is important for understanding why dogs' comprehension of the gesture matters.
The net result is reading with full comprehension while freeing half or more of your reading time.
Science should adjust its vision, comprehension and concepts.
How anyone could watch him working with these animals and and dare to say anything negative is beyond my comprehension.
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